SEND

At St Bede’s Catholic Primary School, we recognise that all pupils are entitled to a quality of provision that will enable them to achieve their potential. We believe in positive intervention, removing barriers to learning, raising expectations and levels of achievement and working in partnership with other agencies and parents, in order to provide a positive educational experience for all our pupils, including those with a special educational need and/or disability.

Our school recognises there are particular groups of pupils whose circumstances require additional consideration by those who work with them to support their SEN.

At St Bede’s Catholic Primary School, our SENCo is Mrs A Holtham. If you have any concerns, Mrs Holtham can be contacted, in confidence,  by emailing send@stbs.bwcet.com or by calling 0191 3710272. It is her responsibility to ensure staff in school understand the implications for those children who are looked after and have SEN.

At St Bede’s Catholic Primary School, we ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs make the best possible progress. Most of our school policies can be found on the website or available on request from the school office, please visit our policies page for a list.

Our SEN Information Report – which is part of Durham County Council’s Local Offer – provides details about how we support children and young people with Special Educational Needs in our school.

St Bede’s SEN Report 2023_2024

The SEN Information Report was reviewed and updated in January 2023 and should be read alongside the school’s SEND Policy, the Equalities Information and Objectives and the Accessibility Plan.

Key Areas

Communication and Interaction
This area of need includes children with Autism Spectrum Condition and those with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Cognition and Learning
This includes children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.

Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
This includes any pupils who have an emotional, social or mental health need that is inhibiting their ability to learn.

Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties
This area includes children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical difficulties.

SEND Admissions

For information on the admission of pupils with a disability, please visit the School Admissions section of our website and view the Accessibility Plan in our School Policies section.

If you would like to discuss your child’s SEN in more detail please contact the school to arrange an appointment.
The full range of local support available for children/ young people with SEND and their families within and outside of school can be found in the County Durham Local Offer